New 42nd Street

The New 42nd Street's headquarters building at night

The New 42nd Street is a not-for-profit organization based in Manhattan, New York City. In 1990, the New 42nd Street was formed to oversee the redevelopment of seven neglected and historic theatres on 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and to restore the block to a desirable tourist destination in Manhattan. The theatres were the Apollo Theatre, the Empire Theatre, the Liberty Theatre, the Lyric Theatre, the Selwyn Theatre, the Times Square Theatre, and the Victory Theater.[1][2]

The New 42nd Street also operates the New 42nd Street Building at 229 West 42nd Street, designed by the firm of Platt Byard Dovell, which opened in 2000 and is home to the New 42nd Street Studios as well as The Duke on 42nd Street a 199-seat black box theater named for Doris Duke and three floors of office spaces used by seven non-profit performing arts organizations, including the New 42nd Street.

References

  1. 1 2 "The New 42nd Street". New42.org. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Wayne Barrett (2001). Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudy Giuliani. Basic Books. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  3. The Broadway League. "entry". Ibdb.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
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